Every color has an emotion for me; when I start mixing my own colors, I feel their energy... I am able to see the unconscious,� says Susana Anaya. This Mexican artist follows the path of abstract expressionism, and many of her works reveal the principles embodied in the works of Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Cy Twombly and Barnett Newman. Russian and then American authors of the twentieth century consistently freed painting from the narrative. As such, painting has become closer to music or poetry: after all, neither music nor words depict anything; however, they express a lot. The language of abstract painting speaks directly to figurative perception and helps to feel the same as the artist felt. Despite the fact that Susana presents herself as a self-taught artist, the arrangement of elements in her works does not contradict the classical laws of composition. The artist finds balanced proportions of geometric forms. The selection of colors, their combinations are harmonious and balanced: even open colors do not carry excessive brightness or aggression. Susana combines various techniques, and her experience as a sculptor gives her works a special plasticity. It turns out to be surprisingly deep, shimmering and enchanting surfaces. Watching them is akin to filling antistress coloring books – infinite, complex and soothing. Is contemporary art able to help in setting up an emotional connection, to decorate the environment around a person and remain modern? Art critic Alexandra Konshakova
Susana Anaya was born in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She is a “self-taught artist”, who as a child was not able express all her emotions and feelings with words, therefore she needed a new way to show all this feelings and emotions. That’s why she felt the urge to discover and to express herself through art. She learned and developed her skills with different techniques such as drawing, oil painting and watercolors. As a teenager, girl she expanded her range of painting techniques by pencil drawing and painting with charcoal and chalk. Furthermore, she began to create sculptures with plaster and clay. During her engineering studies, she met a well-known Mexican painter, who became a great role model to her –el maestro Virgilio Lara. For many years she worked with him and immersed herself in the magic of painting. He taught her the ease of creation as a result of merging and fusing colors with brush and hands. Susana is especially enthusiastic about the diversity of Gerhard Richter, from his photorealist work, like “Two Candles”, till his abstract work; the power and vividness of Cy Twombly, she love his fevered phosphorescent flowers of runny jellyfish chrysanthemums with long tentacle-like dripping down; and the expressionism of Mark Rothko. Susana Anaya currently lives and works in Switzerland.
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Name Size (cm) Sand W:30 cm x H:30 cm Orbs III W:30 cm x H:30 cm Finding the balance W:80 cm x H:80 cm 3D Installation 148a, 148b, 148c W:160 cm x H:65 cm florescence 149 Stay with me W:160 cm x H:140 cm 150 OBSIDIANA W:100 cm x H:100 cm 151 OBSIDIANA I W:100 cm x H:100 cm 152 florescencia IV W:30 cm x H:30 cm 153 eternidad en hielo III W:80 cm x H:80 cm 154 florescencia V W:30 cm x H:30 cm 155 ETERNIDAD EN HIELO W:120 cm x H:120 cm 156 azul cobalto W:120 cm x H:120 cm 157 ALCACHOFA W:120 cm x H:120 cm 158 cometa W:120 cm x H:120 cm 159 eternidad en hielo I W:120 cm x H:120 cm 3D Installation 160a, 160b, 160c W:160 cm x H:65 cm Candyshop 161 PM W:100 cm x H:100 cm 162 Blason Rosé I W:80 cm x H:80 cm 163 azul cobalto W:80 cm x H:80 cm 164 campo de lavanda W:80 cm x H:80 cm 165 florescencia III W:160 cm x H:140 cm 166 Blason Rosé I W:80 cm x H:80 cm 167 Blason Rosé II W:50 cm x H:60 cm 168 Blason Rosé II W:50 cm x H70 cm 169a 169m 169o 169 r 4D Instalation - Love W:100 cm x H100 cm 170 florescencia VI W:30 cm x H:30 cm 171a, 170b, 170c 3D Installation s/n W:150 cm x H:50 cm 172 florescencia VII W:30 cm x H:30 cm 180 0 W:80 cm x H:80 cm 181 florescencia W:80 cm x H:80 cm 182 CANDY SHOP W:150 cm x H:150 cm 184 beteen us I W:80 cm x H:80 cm 185 beteen us II W:80 cm x H:80 cm 187 Orbs W:80 cm x H:80 cm
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